Subject: Ground Beetle Larva Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 07/28/2021 Time: 11:33 AM EDT Gentle Readers, Yesterday while digging in the garden where he made a compost pile in April, Daniel encountered the predatory beetle larva, almost two inches long, and he moved it to another place in the garden where no … Read more
Subject: Cicada??? Geographic location of the bug: Delaware April 6 Date: 04/08/2021 Time: 10:44 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Can you tell me what this is? How you want your letter signed: Robin Our Auto-response: Thank you for submitting your identification request. Please understand that we have a very small staff that does … Read more
Subject: What is this?? Geographic location of the bug: Southern california Date: 04/29/2019 Time: 09:01 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I keep finding these in my soil when I am planting. They are usually a couple inches under the soil. Lived here 23 yrs and never saw them. This spring I’ve already found … Read more
Subject: Mystery bug Geographic location of the bug: Ohio Date: 03/31/2019 Time: 12:42 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I’ve never seen anything like this. Found on the floor of my house. How you want your letter signed: Matt Dear Matt, This appears to be an immature Fly, possibly a Leatherjacket, the larva of … Read more
Subject: What is this? Geographic location of the bug: San Antonio, TX Date: 08/07/2018 Time: 11:11 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Found this dirt egg and picked it up and felt something moving inside .. What is it? It was under some Walnut slabs of wood and leaves I was cleaning up.. How … Read more
Subject: Strange bug Geographic location of the bug: Grand forks, North Dakota Date: 07/23/2018 Time: 01:24 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Just found a bunch of these. Not sure what they are. How you want your letter signed: Very respectfully This is a Scarab Beetle Grub. They are generally found in soil rich … Read more